Technology and sustainable living used to be exclusive, but these days it is easy to combine green living with the best phones. These cases, chargers, and accessories are made with renewable materials. Here are the most eco-friendly phone accessories you can buy.

As a case fiend, I am happy to see more eco-friendly phone accessories. Tech21 has several series of Eco-friendly cases for the bestANDROID phones from SAMSUNG, GOOGLE, and SOFA I have had a Kerf wireless charger on my nightstand for years, and I adore it.

It is more difficult to find sustainable cables. If you want to take good care of your cable, you should buy the most durable, long- lasting one you can find. The most important part of buying eco-friendly today is buying something that will last you years, and the Nomad Wireless Charger uses recycled materials for the exterior, but everything inside is shiny, new, and should last you years.

Other ways to be eco-friendly with your tech purchases

This will sound counter-productive, but if you can't find an eco-friendly solution for all of your tech means, all is not lost. You need to follow three other guiding principles when shopping for technology.

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  1. Don't buy something new until the old one breaks. Do you want to reduce e-waste? Don't buy tech you don't need. I have a 20-by-20-by-8-inch drawer full of cables that I've acquired over the last 15 years, and I open that drawer maybe four times a year. If you already have a cable and it works, don't buy a new one! This goes double for anything that needs to hold a charge, like Bluetooth headphones and power banks. These devices don't like to be relegated to a shelf and left to rot, as their batteries will lose their charging capacity over time if left unused with full cells.
  2. Don't buy anything that uses micro-USB ever again. USB-C will last longer and will allow you to charge much more of your tech with one cable. Fewer cables mean fewer chargers and fewer things that need to be bought or thrown out. If it uses micro-USB or mini-USB, use your current one until it breaks, then buy one that uses USB-C instead.
  3. Buy something that will last. As mentioned earlier, my Kerf Wireless Charging Block has lasted me a long time, longer than any other charger in my apartment. My favorite over-ear Bluetooth headphones have lasted me five years and counting. If you buy something durable and dependable, you can avoid having to replace it for as long as possible, limiting the e-waste you produce as well as saving you money.